Snowflakes at Lavender Bay

I haven't read any of the other two books in this series, but I figure that Libby has already been a character in them. I don't know if Owen has showed up previously, and if so - did he and Libby know each other already before their first (?) meeting in the pub that the book opens with? I just found it a bit irritating how fast their relationship progresses in the beginning. For me it felt like from 0 to 180. But they seem very cute together as a couple, although there isn't so much happening with them together. Fun outings, real dates, or anything. Owen gets integrated into the group of Libby's friends nevertheless quite well, and it was fun to read about all of them, but I didn't particularly bond with Libby and Owen so much. I didn't feel involved emotionally, only at the very end (the letters to K.B.) I was a bit touched. I would have liked to read a bit more about Owens quest to find his birth mother or other relatives in Lavender Bay, that comes rather short at the end. Also considering that this book is the end of the trilogy and there will be no follow-up. The cover and title suggests this to be a novel set in winter, but actually the story starts in summer and then progresses until Christmas (with a Christmas market that is described rather nicely). So you could read this book any time of the year really.